Photo: Lavender Bush France Gardens

Each lavender bush at the La Source Parfumee Gardens near Gourdon village in the Provence, France is tended to daily and kept perfectly manicured.

A lavender bush is just one type of plant that is grown at the La Source Parfumee in the Provence, France. The La Source Parfumee has acres of well-kept gardens where they grow many plants, herbs and flowers. Each garden is made up of rows of a particular type of bush and when they are in full bloom they are clipped and used for their essences in a special perfume making process.Not only is the lavender bush used in perfume making it can also be used for dried flower arrangements, potpourris, aromatherapy purposes and medicinal uses.A lavender bush loves to spend most of its growth in the sun and requires well-drained soil. A lavender bush is fairly cheap to buy, can be planted almost any time of year and usually lives to be around the age of ten.You can shape and size your lavender bush in a variety of ways and gardens are extremely radiant when the lavender flowers. Even if gardening is not on the top of your list of special talents, the lavender bush is extremely easy to grow and can make anyone's gardens look amazing. ... continue below the picture...

... If you have problems with your gardens, stroll through the the La Source Parfumee Gardens in Gourdon, France and pick up some gardening tips.The lavender bush is a multi-purpose bush and it thrives in the Provence, France as they have an incredible amount of sunshine and fields of open countryside which are ideal growing conditions for this bush.Lavender Bushes at La Source Parfumee Gardens 3 kms from the Village of Gourdon, Alpes Maritimes, Provence, France, Europe.